The Fifth Season is set in Stillness, a dystopian megacontinent ravaged by catastrophic climate change, where certain people known as Orogenes can manipulate tectonic energy but are deeply feared and oppressed. The narrative follows three Orogen women — Damaya, Syenite, and Essun — at different stages of their lives and ultimately reveals [SPOILER] ...that their stories are intertwined chapters in the tragic existence of one and the same woman. When a massive apocalyptic rift threatens to destroy civilization once and for all, Essun embarks on a desperate journey across the crumbling continent to rescue her kidnapped daughter.